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Michael Irlacher

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Associate Professor JKU Linz | Previously LMU Munich | Affiliate CESifoNetwork | International Economics, IO, Labor https://sites.google.com/site/irlachermichael/home

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Spannendes Interview mit @wfrimmel.bsky.social in der heutigen @diepressecom.bsky.social.

07.03.2026 08:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gabriel Felbermayr wird "Wirtschaftsweiser" "Die Berufung in den renommierten und traditionsreichen Sachverstรคndigenrat ist eine groรŸe Ehre โ€“ nicht zuletzt, weil Deutschland als drittgrรถรŸte Volkswirtschaft der Welt eine zentrale Rolle inโ€ฆ

. @gfelbermayr.bsky.social berรคt deutsche Bundesregierung kรผnftig im Sachverstรคndigenrat. Er tritt im Oktober 2026 auch seine zweite Funktionsperiode als Direktor des ร–sterreichischen Institutes fรผr Wirtschaftsforschung an. buff.ly/41Rso9Z

04.03.2026 11:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“ข We are proud to share a new publication by @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social, @gaianarciso.bsky.social,
Duc Anh Dang, and Hien Phan in the ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„! ๐Ÿฅณ

"Trade diversion and labor market adjustment: Vietnam and the U.S.-China trade war" (open access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

23.02.2026 07:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข We are excited to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper:
"End-of-life medical spending: Patterns and household spillovers" by @ahammeralex.bsky.social and Lea-Karla Matic

Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp...

09.02.2026 07:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ“ Glรผckwunsch zur Habilitation an der JKU!

@danielschaefer.bsky.social habilitierte mit โ€žOn the structure of wages and aggregate wage dynamicsโ€œ. Die Arbeit analysiert Lohnanpassungen, nominale Lohnrigiditรคt sowie deren makroรถkonomische Folgen.

Ein wichtiger akademischer Meilenstein! ๐Ÿ‘
Credit: JKU

06.02.2026 07:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Herzlichen Glรผckwunsch Daniel!

07.02.2026 20:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

GroรŸes Danke an das Department of Economics und vor allem an meine Kolleg:innen, Koautor:innen und Mentor:innen fรผr die vielen Gesprรคche, Feedback und Support auf dem Weg zur Habilitation.
Ich freue mich sehr auf alles, was in Forschung & Lehre an der JKU noch kommt!

06.02.2026 07:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ“ Future economists outside the EU/EEA

Two international MSc (entry in October):

๐Ÿ”นEconomic & Business Analytics ๐Ÿ‘‰ lnkd.in/dTRqDGds

๐Ÿ”นEconomics (Policy Analysis) ๐Ÿ‘‰ lnkd.in/dQ57rNkf

๐Ÿ—“ Apply Feb 6-Mar 31 | ๐Ÿ“ Linz, Austria

โฐ Early application strongly recommended (for admission & visa processing!)

05.02.2026 09:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข We are excited to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper:
"Unequal Hiring Wages and their Impact on the Gender Pay Gap" by Tho Pham, @danielschaefer.bsky.social, and @singletonecon.bsky.social

Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp...

23.01.2026 07:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“† Join us on January 21 at our economics research seminar with Amanda Dahlstrand (Uni Zurich, @econ.uzh.ch), who will present "Does Division of Labor Increase Productivity? Evidence from Primary Care."

Details and abstract:
www.jku.at/en/departmen...

19.01.2026 05:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are happy to announce that the inaugural Bern/Linz Innovation & Knowledge (BLInK) Workshop will take place next week at the University of Bern.
Many thanks to @igorletina.bsky.social and @jsndr.bsky.social for putting together a fantastic program.

12.01.2026 12:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“† Join us on January 14 at our economics research seminar with Florian Englmaier (LMU Munich, @econmunich.bsky.social), who will present "Management and performance in the public sector: Evidence from German municipalities."

Details and abstract:
www.jku.at/institut-fue...

12.01.2026 11:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Herzliche Glรผckwรผnsche!

18.12.2025 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ“ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž fรผr JKU Dissertationโฃ
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Herzliche Gratulation an @florastiftinger.bsky.social! Ihre Dissertation โ€œ๐˜Œ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜บโ€œ wurde mit dem Award of Excellence ausgezeichnet, einem Staatspreis fรผr herausragende Dissertationen in ร–sterreich.

18.12.2025 12:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Die DFG richtet neu ein:
9 Forschungsgruppen und 
1 Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe
Rund 49 Millionen Euro fรผr die erste Fรถrderperiode. Neun bestehende Forschungsgruppen und eine Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe um eine weitere Periode verlรคngert.

Die DFG richtet neu ein: 9 Forschungsgruppen und 1 Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe Rund 49 Millionen Euro fรผr die erste Fรถrderperiode. Neun bestehende Forschungsgruppen und eine Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe um eine weitere Periode verlรคngert.

Von chronischen Lebererkrankungen bis zu rechtlichen Folgen maschinellen Entscheidens: Die DFG richtet 10 neue #Forschungsgruppen ein. Eine der neuen Forschungsgruppen wird im Rahmen der D-A-CH-Zusammenarbeit mit dem Schweizerischen Nationalfonds @snf-fns.ch gefรถrdert. Einzelheiten:
sohub.io/5e3j

12.12.2025 09:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“† Join us on November 26 at our economics research seminar with Heather Sarsons, who will present "Measuring Gender Attitudes."

24.11.2025 08:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸšจJOB OPENING๐Ÿšจ

JKU Linz is hiring an Assistant Professor in Microeconomics (non-tenure track, 6 years).

The target date for applications is Nov 15, the hard deadline Nov 20.
Please share within your network!

Job ad and application (requires EJM login): econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

12.11.2025 17:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Weโ€™re excited to host Simon Jรคger (Princeton University, @simonjaeger.bsky.social) for the ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ž๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ช. ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
โ€œVarieties of Collective Bargaining: An International Perspective.โ€
December 10, 2025, at @jku.at

Details & registration:
www.jku.at/kurt-rothsch...

13.11.2025 11:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“† Join us on November 12 at our economics research seminar with Julian Hinz (@julianhi.nz), who will present "To russia with Love? The Impact of Sanctions on Regime Support."

More info and abstract:
julianhinz.com

10.11.2025 13:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beautiful Autumn colors at our JKU campus ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฆ†

05.11.2025 08:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#EconJobMarket๐Ÿ’ผ

Meet Jonas Casper, JM-candidate @econmunich.bsky.social

๐ŸŽ“JMP: Unproductive Exporters

๐Ÿ”Research topics: International Trade, Spatial Economics

๐ŸŒ Website: jonascasper.github.io

05.11.2025 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Shoutout to the trade community โ€“ trade is likely to be one of our focus areas! Make sure to apply if you work on international trade.

07.11.2025 22:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฅ2nd Call for Papers for @centrefiw.bsky.social Research Conference โ€˜International Economicsโ€™.

DL: shorturl.at/XRmyC

โ—๏ธExtended Deadline: Nov 16, 2025.

Conference Date: Feb 19โ€“20, 2026, WU Vienna.
#internationaleconomics #callforpapers

Submit your papers here: conference2026.fiw.ac.at

03.11.2025 08:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“† Join us on November 5 at our economics research seminar with Paolo Zacchia (CERGE-EI, @cerge-ei.bsky.social), who will present "The Heterogeneous Consequences of Reduced Labor Costs on Firm Productivity."

More info and abstract:
www.jku.at/en/departmen...

03.11.2025 10:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฅ @centrefiw.bsky.social Research Conference International Economics
๐Ÿ“WU Vienna | ๐Ÿ“… Feb 19โ€“20, 2026.
Keynote Lecture: Lionel Fontagnรฉ

๐Ÿ“Reminder: Final week for submissions - we look forward to your contribution!
Deadline: Oct. 31, 2025!
โ„น๏ธ fiw.ac.at/event/18-fiw...

#CallforPapers #FIWConference

27.10.2025 07:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Research Associate / Postdoctoral Researcher in International Economics // University of Oldenburg

Join our team! We are hiring a Postdoc in International Economics at the University of Oldenburg:
uol.de/job752en
Happy to chat ๐Ÿ™‚

24.09.2025 13:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Next year, we will host the VfS Annual Meeting in Innsbruck. I look forward to seeing many of you on our beautiful campus in the Alps. #VfS_Conf2026

22.09.2025 07:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great fun als always. Many thanks for organizing this one @michaelirlacher.bsky.social @ineshelmecon.bsky.social @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘

19.09.2025 12:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks to everyone for making the 4th @centrefiw.bsky.social workshop @jku-economics.bsky.social a great success again! @ho2604.bsky.social @ineshelmecon.bsky.social @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social

19.09.2025 12:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“ข @centrefiw.bsky.social announces its 18. Research Conference โ€˜International Economicsโ€™!

๐Ÿ“… February 19-20, 2026
๐Ÿ“ @wuvienna.bsky.social
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Keynote: @lionel-fontagne.bsky.social ((University Paris 1, PSE)

๐Ÿ“ Submission deadline: Oct. 31, 2025
CfP โžก๏ธ www.fiw.ac.at/event/18-fiw...

#CallForPapers

17.09.2025 07:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1